Godday Appah has received his WBO Africa cruiserweight title belt following his split decision victory over Ezra Arenyeka in the Chaos in the Ring Peace Fight on May 1, with the presentation ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday.
The bout had been billed as a symbolic Peace Fight between the Itsekiri and Ijaw communities of the Niger Delta, and Appah was full of praise for Balmoral Group after receiving his belt, highlighting what he described as a new era for Nigerian boxing.
“I am so happy to be holding this title. You can see the level of care Balmoral promotion shows the boxers and now we work and fight and get our millions here because DAZN is in our house. We get paid and get more famous and can also motivate other youngsters to follow us into this boxing career,” Appah told The PUNCH.
Speaking with journalists at the ceremony,
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